Real Estate Analyst: Fund / Investment / Ops / AM & ESG

This is a unique opportunity for a motivated and diligent Real Estate Fund / Operations / Investment or AM Analyst who would like to gain exposure and knowledge across multiple disciplines in a top performing Hotel Investment platform. The successful candidate will support across the Investment fund as well as the Op-Co / Management aspects of the business.

Client Details

Our client acquires, owns and manages high grade hotel assets in key cities in Western Europe. They are committed to delivering outstanding experiences for their customers and expanding their portfolio through organic growth in key locations. They are a specialist investor with a long-term view with capital from Top 5 globally recognised wealth and additional institutional backing.

Description

Franchise / Brand & Asset Management

• Assist in creating, developing and maintaining analytical tools to evaluate the operational performance of hotels; critique operating statements against KPIs; benchmark performance versus target, the market and historical results.
• Assist in developing and implementing short, intermediate, and long-term strategies designed to improve performance and maximise values asset-by-asset and across the portfolio.
• Compile and critique weekly, monthly and quarterly results, taking responsibility for inputs and quality of data.
• Participate in forming annual business plans for each hotel.
• Help identify risks in the portfolio, assist in developing strategies to mitigate and assist in implementing strategies.
• Develop forecasting, including sensitivity analysis of operators' and consolidated forecasts.
• Prepare internal and Shareholder memos to seek approval on major projects.
• Help assess, develop and implement value-add opportunities for hotels with ownership of ROI validation and tracking models.
• Liaise with ESG team to assist in data gathering exercises to improve portfolio performance and help to meet Sustainability metrics and certifications.

Investment / Fund / Portfolio Management

• Liaise with brokers and obtain high level information for preliminary acquisition opportunities analysis.
• Review dataroom, run desktop valuation analysis and discuss with executive committee.
• Main point of contact liaising with internal teams, brokers, hotel management, and external advisors during Investment DD process.
• Work with Asset Management, CapEx and Tax team to run full pro forma and detailed valuation analysis. Prepare sensitivity analysis where required.
• Liaise with lenders and insurers, providing information and documents required for analysis.
• Assist in reviewing legal documents such as sale and purchase and facility agreements.
• Prepare information decks for executive committee and shareholders' approval.
• Prepare monthly opportunities assessment report to shareholders.
• Assist with the maintenance of the corporate model, accurately reflecting returns of each investment and the vehicle as a whole for IRR reporting purposes.
• Prepare annual portfolio review based on latest data (Hotel Ops, CapEx, debt, investment comparables, cap values and returns) annually, or as required.
• Extract fund level KPIs and value summaries in Quarterly shareholders' report.

Profile

The successful candidate will have the following attributes:

• Degree in Real Estate (Built Environment) / Business Administration / Finance.
• 1-2 years, or pre-existing knowledge of, real estate investment / fund management and hotels (or operational Real Estate as a minimum).
• Excellent excel modelling skills and analytical mindset.
• Our client is happy to support those working towards IMC, MRICS, ACA, CFA, CAIA (or equivalent) qualifications.
• Demonstrated evidence of solid financial and analytical acumen, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise projects is critical.
• Self-motivated, proactive learner.
• Strong team player and passionate to provide assistance where needed.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Fluency in spoken and written English. Knowledge of other European languages is a plus.

Job Offer

• Competitive basic salary with year-on-year guaranteed increments.
• Annual bonuses (also guaranteed year on year increments)
• Market-leading benefits package.
• Excellent in-house and external training / CPD / professional courses.
• For the right candidate, our client is willing to sponsor an existing professional visa.